Patents by Inventor Erik Metz
Erik Metz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20220009098Abstract: Described herein is a system and method of manufacturing an insulated member (500). The method includes the steps of: providing, to a computing cloud (310), geometric data of at least a section of a raw part (501) having at least one application section to be applied with an insulation material (502), determining, using the computing cloud (310), a movement data for a relative movement between an manufacturing-site applicator (410), determining, using the computing cloud (310), an amount of the insulation material (502) for applying onto the application section, generating, using the computing cloud (310), a control data set at least comprising the movement data and the amount of insulation material (502), and providing the control data set to a manufacturing site control computer (420) site (400) that is remote to the computing cloud (310) and/or a planning site where the geometric data is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Tomasz CWIK, Rudi Delgas, Erik Metz
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Creation of uniform resource identifiers including a scheme name associated with a print application
Patent number: 9866714Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to creation of uniform resource identifiers (URIs) including a scheme name associated with a print application. Examples include acquisition of print content, creation of a URI including URI scheme name associated with a print application and a reference to a user-privileged storage location of a computing device for the print content. Examples further include performing an application programming interface (API) call including the URI to cause an operating system to launch the print application.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Kristofer Erik Metz, Richard Erben, Brian Hiatt, Jeffrey P Beery -
Publication number: 20170316217Abstract: According to an example, multi-factor authentication based content management may include receiving a document viewing device certificate of a document viewing device, where the document viewing device certificate may enable the document viewing device to view an encrypted document. A determination may be made as to whether to permit the document viewing device to modify or print the encrypted document based on the document viewing device certificate. In response to a determination to permit the document viewing device to modify or print the encrypted document based on the document viewing device certificate, an authentication apparatus certificate that enables the document viewing device to modify or print the encrypted document may be forwarded to the document viewing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Kenneth K Smith, Scott White, Timothy P Blair, Kristofer Erik Metz
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CREATION OF UNIFORM RESOURCE IDENTIFIERS INCLUDING A SCHEME NAME ASSOCIATED WITH A PRINT APPLICATION
Publication number: 20170208200Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to creation of uniform resource identifiers (URIs) including a scheme name associated with a print application. Examples include acquisition of print content, creation of a URI including URI scheme name associated with a print application and a reference to a user-privileged storage location of a computing device for the print content. Examples further include performing an application programming interface (API) call including the URI to cause an operating system to launch the print application.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2014Publication date: July 20, 2017Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Kristofer Erik Metz, Richard Erben, Brian Hiatt, Jeffrey P. Beery -
Patent number: 8582139Abstract: Methods, systems, and arrangements enable the maintenance of driver settings when upgrading from an old driver having a first name to a new driver having a second different name. In certain described implementations, a driver upgrade is effectuated by first ascertaining driver settings for a peripheral and then upgrading a driver for the peripheral to an upgraded driver by replacing the former with the latter. After driver replacement, the driver settings for the peripheral are reestablished despite that the driver replacement entails changing driver names. Exemplary implementations may be directed to updating printer drivers in Microsoft Windows® operating system environments. Exemplary implementations may also include driver upgrading using an installation utility or driver upgrading using a new driver.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2002Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Kristofer Erik Metz
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Patent number: 7728999Abstract: A driver for a printing device includes a communication protocol configured to retrieve capabilities of the printing device, invocation commands for invoking the capabilities of the printing device, and display strings for guiding display of the capabilities of the printing device for the printing device when the driver is initialized for use; a user interface configured to display the capabilities of the printing device for a user based on the display strings for the capabilities of the printing device as retrieved by the communication protocol; and a command emission protocol configured to render a print job of the user for the printing device based on the invocation commands for the capabilities of the printing device as retrieved by the communication protocol.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2006Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Scott A. White, Charles J. Gazdik, Kristofer Erik Metz
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Publication number: 20080018924Abstract: A driver for a printing device includes a communication protocol configured to retrieve capabilities of the printing device, invocation commands for invoking the capabilities of the printing device, and display strings for guiding display of the capabilities of the printing device for the printing device when the driver is initialized for use; a user interface configured to display the capabilities of the printing device for a user based on the display strings for the capabilities of the printing device as retrieved by the communication protocol; and a command emission protocol configured to render a print job of the user for the printing device based on the invocation commands for the capabilities of the printing device as retrieved by the communication protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2006Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Scott A. White, Charles J. Gazdik, Kristofer Erik Metz
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Patent number: 7305490Abstract: A method for preparing electronic data for transmission includes calculating a duration for compressing the electronic data, calculating a duration for transmitting the electronic data if not compressed, and compressing the electronic data only if the duration for compressing does not exceed the duration for transmitting.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2003Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Kristofer Erik Metz, Nolan W. Letellier
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Publication number: 20050166250Abstract: A method and system for multi-port aggregation in a digital return path CATV system digitizes each of a plurality of return path signals, splits each of the plurality of return path signals into a low band and an upper band (41), combines each of the plurality of low band signals to form a combined low band signal (43), downconverts each of the plurality of upper band signals from an original frequency range into a new downconverted frequency range (45) and time division multiplexes the plurality of downconverted upper band signals with the combined low band signal to form an aggregate data stream (46).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventors: Erik Metz, Robert Howald
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Publication number: 20040142600Abstract: A docking station comprising a housing adapted to fit within a PCMCIA chamber of a host computer, a bus interface disposed on a first portion of the housing, the bus interface operative for connecting to a power source available from a bus accessible within the chamber, and a connector disposed on a second portion of the housing and in electrical communication with the bus interface to provide access from the power source to a peripheral device when the peripheral device is connected to the connector and the bus interface is engaged with the bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventor: Kristofer Erik Metz
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Publication number: 20040140955Abstract: An input device for a computer comprises a housing adapted to fit within a PCMCIA chamber of a computer, the housing having a connector for connecting to a bus accessible within the PCMCIA chamber, a position sensor disposed in the housing; a transmitter disposed in the housing, capable of transmitting position information obtained from the position sensor to the computer; and a rechargeable power source disposed in the housing and operatively connected to the connector, the power source being rechargeable when the housing is disposed within the PCMCIA chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventor: Kristofer Erik Metz
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Publication number: 20040098714Abstract: Methods, systems, and arrangements enable the maintenance of driver settings when upgrading from an old driver having a first name to a new driver having a second different name. In certain described implementations, a driver upgrade is effectuated by first ascertaining driver settings for a peripheral and then upgrading a driver for the peripheral to an upgraded driver by replacing the former with the latter. After driver replacement, the driver settings for the peripheral are reestablished despite that the driver replacement entails changing driver names. Exemplary implementations may be directed to updating printer drivers in Microsoft Windows® operating system environments. Exemplary implementations may also include driver upgrading using an installation utility or driver upgrading using a new driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2002Publication date: May 20, 2004Inventor: Kristofer Erik Metz